Bend man arrested in stabbing assault on younger brother; woman also facing charges
Barney Lerten
(Update: Adding video)
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on assault and other charges, accused of stabbing his older brother in the lip early Wednesday morning, police said.
Around 1 a.m., Bend Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute. Neighbors at an apartment building in the 600 block of NE Bellevue Drive reported hearing a loud argument, Bend Police Communications Manager Sheila Miller said in a news release.
When officers arrived, they encountered a 21-year-old man who reported he’d been stabbed in the lip by his brother, 19-year-old Marcus Randall Slocum, who had left the scene, Miller said.
The knife used in the incident was recovered at the apartment, and the victim was treated and released by Bend Fire & Rescue medics at the scene.
Miller said officers learned Slocum was likely at an apartment in the 2000 block of Linnea Drive, and members of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team responded to the complex to join patrol officers in attempting to locate the suspect. They conducted a search of the apartment and did not find Slocum, Miller said.
Around 1:30 p.m., officers saw Slocum return to the Linnea Drive apartment. He was taken into custody without incident and was transported to the Deschutes County Jail on charges of second-degree assault, menacing and unlawful use of a weapon.
Kennedy Emily Lacy, 19, also of Bend, was with Slocum when he was arrested and was cited and released at the scene for resisting arrest, hindering prosecution and interfering with a peace officer.
Court records show Slocum pleaded guilty in March to fourth-degree assault and was allowed to enter the Domestic Violence Diversion Sentencing Program.